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I didn't read the entire article. Didn't need to in order to reach an opinion on that written during the first bit.

I have a daughter.

I have a daughter who was put through a sad, but necessary, bit of education.

She cried. (No parent wants to see that.)

She screamed, "This isn't FAIR!"

Exactly. "That's the point."

It's sad but true that we, as parents, can almost adapt to our children watching such as MTV, etc., but be shy about slamming them, grabbing them, in an attempt to get across life-saving points. Too harmful... too humiliating. "School admin wouldn't approve..."

Let me please, time and time again, humiliate mine to the point she realizes a life-saving strategy.

Is it fair? Hell, no. But that's the world in which we live because WE have decided that what's shown to our kids will never effect "us" personally.

Right.

We now find ourselves protecting our loved ones against the very things we thought wrong but not so wrong as to raise a voice against.

It's a sad day... for all of us. For our little innocents the most, though. My goodness, what have they done other than be brought into this world?

The next time any of us decide that it's all a matter of "freedom of speech" and the extension of that liberty, imagine another taking liberty with it and liberty with a child.... your child .... "'cuz it's all ok... just take a look around my world... it's a freedom of speech, of art, don't you see?"

I'm ranting, I know. Sorry. But it hurts so to see people get filthy in blaming others for what they've, themselves, contributed to.

In that I mean, it's great to them that their own are protected and that seems good enough. Well, it's not.

There are some kids who need moms and dads watching for them. Looking for them on their way from the school bus to the house. Watching and asking questions.

Just like those "good, old days" I used hear about.

They're kids, for crying out loud. Babies, even. We have now people literally yanking them from the streets. Then we all rely on Amber Alerts, blame the cops if not found, blame the parents, ....

Yah. Ask ourselves who has sat back and said, 'never will this effect me and mine?

God Bless the Little Ones,

C.